CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In 1924, the US Army Air Service sent four specially-built aircraft, the Douglas World Cruisers (DWC) Seattle, Chicago, Boston, and New Orleans on ...

One of the two remaining Douglas World Cruiser aircraft that took part in the first ever aerial circumnavigation of the world is set to return to the place where it was originally conceived designed ...

A century ago next Sunday, Chicagoans’ necks craned skyward looking for a single-engine Douglas World Cruiser bearing their city’s name. It was on the home stretch of its journey as America’s entry in ...

You’ve heard of the Wright Brothers and Charles Lindbergh. But what about the first aviators to successfully complete a flight around the globe? That honor goes to six U.S. Army Air Corps fliers who ...

Legendary aircraft manufacturer Donald Douglas had already designed a groundbreaking World War I bomber when he began manufacturing military planes in an abandoned movie studio in the fields of Santa ...

A century ago on Sept. 15, Chicagoans’ necks craned skyward looking for a single-engine Douglas World Cruiser bearing their city’s name.